No Cannes do: Da Vinci’s a dud, say critics

THE stars of The Da Vinci Code put on brave smiles as they graced the red carpet last night hours after the year’s most eagerly-awaited movie received stinging reviews.

The multi-million-pound film, featuring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, has been described by critics as “grim” and “lacklustre”.

Opening the annual 59th Cannes Film Festival, Ron Howard’s adaptation of the Dan Brown bestseller also described variously as a “dud,” “unwieldy” and “plodding”.